Editor: For the record, please note that the board of the Pine Cove Property Owners Association did not submit the anonymous advertisement to the Town Crier, printed on page A2 of the Oct. 4, edition. Although we do support the good work by Pine Cove Water, an anonymous ad is not how I work as…
Last week Jack and I took a long-needed mini-vacation, pulling along our 12-foot-something vintage travel trailer behind our Subaru. We left late Wednesday after finishing some chores at work. Our friends asked where we were headed? To the river? To the beach? To a lake or campground in the mountains? You know, they assumed our…
The U.S. Forest Service is requesting comments by Nov. 5 on its proposal to create or to maintain defensible space abatement around many of its administrative sites in the San Jacinto Ranger District. Administrative sties can include recreation cabins, communication sites, fire lookout towers, developed camp sites, day use areas, fire stations, trailheads, travel routes,…
The United States Postal Service will hold a passport fair at the North Palm Springs Post Office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. The fair is for first-time passport applicants. No appointments are necessary. Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or a passport…
Proposition 6, on the November ballot, proposes to repeal the Road Repair and Accountability Act (Senate Bill 1) enacted into law by the Legislature on April 28, 2017. RRAA increased transportation-related taxes and fees, including the gas excise tax, diesel excise tax and diesel sales tax, and was designed to dedicate the revenue to transportation…
The campaign for Assembly District 71 has attracted little attention within California’s political landscape. Incumbent Republican Assemblyman Randy Voepel is facing a challenge from Democrat James Elia. Unlike the gubernatorial race or several Southern California congressional contests or the local state Senate District 28 race, Democrats have not poured money into Elia’s challenge; only $1,000…
Editor’s note: Next week, we hope to publish an interview with incumbent Dr. Raul Ruiz. Kimberlin Brown Pelzer is the Republican challenger seeking to represent California’s 36th District, which includes the Hill, in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is hoping to turn the tables on Democratic incumbent Dr. Raul Ruiz, who upset the incumbent…
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the Planning Commission’s recommendation to amend Ordinance 348 to regulate cannabis activities within the unincorporated areas of Riverside County, including the Hill. The notice of the Hearing states the project case file may be viewed from, Monday through Friday,…
There were two crashes on Hill roads over the last week, both with minor injuries. At 6:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, Miren Pino, 16, of Idyllwild, was driving a white 2017 Jeep Renegade southbound on Highway 243, three-tenths of a mile north of the intersection with South Circle Drive when, according to the California Highway…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. Idyllwild • Sept. 30 — Noise complaint, 6:37 p.m., 52000 block of Double View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 1 — Suspicious circumstance, 8:25 a.m., 53000 block of Marian View Dr. Handled…
